From the monthly archives: February 2006
Just finished a new kaleidoscope. Check it out and let me know what you think.
Nice article on a shop called Kaleidokites and their One-of-a-kind Kaleidoscopes.
There’s an unrequited love behind every handmade kaleidoscope in Kaleidokites, a Eureka Springs shop.
The artists often use the same high-tech metals and glazings deployed by space shuttle engineers to create kaleidoscope patterns resembling fireworks and meteors on a night sky. [...]
Lately, I’ve been thinking I need to stop reading so many magazines and looking at other peoples’ work, and start concentrating on finding my own style. The first couple years after I found polymer clay, I was rather like a sponge – I read anything and everything I could fine, tried all the new techniques, [...]
Article on how art (including polymer clay) helps those suffering from mental illness. Read the article.
‘‘Art, in its various forms, helps most all people transcend the drudgery of everyday life,†Scott Rose, executive director of the Way Station, said. ‘‘For people suffering from mental illness, it can help them keep their [...]
Polyform has a couple new clays out… I bought some of their Super Sculpey Firm a couple months ago and really like it.
From their website:
NEW!! Many Sculptors desire an extra firm clay that can be “carved” and used for projects that require fine details. Super Sculpey FIRM is the extra [...]
This little guy was made by my husband Dave – the very first thing he’s sculpted in polymer clay. I was making the dragons for the swap, and we were hanging out together and he decided to take my dare to make a dragon.
I started to show him Christi’s dragons, but he took [...]
I don’t join many swaps – I tend to get busy and I’m afraid I’d miss the deadline. But when Lynne mentioned at our guild meeting that she was hosting a dragon swap with Christi Friesen’s style, I couldn’t resist. I love sculpting dragons anyway and I’ve been admiring Christi’s work recently.
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I came across this article which seemed related to my previous entry…
It briefly discusess three steps in branding your website – Analyze, Clarify, Strategize. It’s not specifically related to art sites but most of the principles are the same
Nichol from Mossy Creek Designs (Check out her great fossil beads) sent me her link the other day and asked for other suggestions on where to promote her site. It got me thinking about the whole topic again so I thought I’d write about it. Then I’ll have to review the list [...]
Have you ever seen any of the Dinotopia artwork? Well, James Gurney makes models for his dinosaurs out of Sculpey to use as references. Read the article
This article on Turning a Hobby or Passion Into a Business mentions Nancy Bundy of Affinity Clay.
The article points out [...]
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